The most widespread defect concerns the cables for driver air-bag modules in 3.5 million cars worldwide. According to Toyota, the cables can be damaged when the steering wheel is turned, preventing the air bags from deploying. A warning light will be engaged if the problem occurs.

Other vehicles in the U.S. and elsewhere have seats that may fail to lock into place. Globally, the issue affects 2.32 million vehicles, with 670,000 in North America.

Three separate defects impact vehicles in the European and Asian markets.

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Toyota said it is aware of two vehicle fires in Japan. No accidents or injuries connected to the five recalls have been reported.

The latest round of safety recalls from Toyota follows a string of quality-control issues in recent years. In 2012, the company launched a global recall of 7.4 million cars for a glitch with their power windows. It marked the largest single recall ever issued by Toyota.